Alvania limensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.[1]
Alvania limensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
Family: | Rissoidae |
Genus: | Alvania |
Species: | A. limensis
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Binomial name | |
Alvania limensis (Ponder & Worsfold, 1994)
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Synonyms | |
Manzonia (Alvinia) limensis Ponder & Worsfold, 1994 (basionym) |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Peru and Southern Chile.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alvania limensis (Ponder & Worsfold, 1994). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766785 on 2023-12-31
- Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284
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